Rostanga orientalis
Appearance
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Rostanga orientalis | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Order: | Nudibranchia |
Family: | Discodorididae |
Genus: | Rostanga |
Species: | R. orientalis
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Binomial name | |
Rostanga orientalis Rudman & Avern, 1989[1]
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Rostanga orientalis is a species of dorid nudibranch (marine gastropod mollusc) in the family Discodorididae.
Distribution
[edit]This species was described from Hoi Ha, Hong Kong. It had previously been reported from Japan, but was misidentified as Rostanga muscula. It has also been reported from Korea.[2]
Description
[edit]This dorid nudibranch is red, and the dorsum is covered with caryophyllidia; it is very similar to other species of Rostanga.[1]
Ecology
[edit]The food of this species is unknown.[1] Most species of Rostanga feed on sponges of the family Microcionidae.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Rudman, W.B. & Avern, G.J. (1989) The genus Rostanga Bergh, 1879 (Nudibranchia:Dorididae) in the Indo-West Pacific. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 96: 281-338.
- ^ Rudman, W.B., 2002 (February 4) Rostanga orientalis Rudman & Avern, 1989. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.